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Under-19 event could be targeted by fixers

12 January 2018 0 comments

By Richard Edwards CRICKET’S under-19 World Cup provides a perfect grooming environment for the match-fixing gangs blighting the sport. That’s […]

Heat is on for ICC to protect players’ safety

12 January 2018 0 comments

By Richard Edwards Passenger: Joe Root MOANING about the heat may appear to be the last bastion of the whinging […]

MENTALLY SCARRED, IF ONLY MO HAD ILLY’S SELF-BELIEF

12 January 2018 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON At last. It’s all over. No more getting up in the middle of the night, hoping you didn’t […]

Anthology of the ASHES

12 January 2018 0 comments

This superb anthology showcases 100 years of peerless writing on the Ashes from The Cricketer magazine. Insightful new contributions from […]

Steve Smith’s brilliance is matched only by his ability to adapt

9 January 2018 0 comments

Alison Mitchell on the Ashes-winning Australia captain and his humble beginnings practicing shots in his garage

Ashes Cricket review: finally a cricket game strikes the right balance

9 January 2018 0 comments

Big Ant’s Ashes Cricket successfully avoid the pitfalls of previous cricket games with a solid all-round entry

BAIRSTOW MUST TAKE BLAME FOR THISACTOF ‘STUPIDITY’

5 January 2018 0 comments

PETER HAYTER One hesitates to be too critical of Jonny Bairstow for going out to face the last ten minutes […]

T20 star Griffiths issues a red alert

5 January 2018 0 comments

By Paul Eddison GAVIN Griffiths made his name in T20s and is about to work with one of the kings […]

Planet Cricket: A one-sided start to new Test format

2 January 2018 0 comments

Tim Wigmore on South Africa’s rout of Zimbabwe in the first four-day Test regulated by the ICC

Olympic Stadium to be tested next year

29 December 2017 0 comments

By Chris Stocks LONDON’S Olympic Stadium will host cricket for the first time next summer ahead of its probable use […]

BOWLERS LOOK LIKE WUSSES IN PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR

29 December 2017 0 comments

Protection: Warren Barnes LUKE Fletcher might disagree, after he missed half a season with a nasty dent in his head, […]

England women scoop top BBC prize

22 December 2017 0 comments

By Edwin Charles High note: Anya Shrubsole ENGLAND’S victorious Women’s World Cup squad had another trophy to lift last weekend […]

THIS T10 FORMAT CAN HELP EXPAND THE GAME

15 December 2017 0 comments

PAUL NIXON Nine of our domestic players are off to the UAE for the new innovation in cricket with the […]

Shrubsole looking to end 2017 on a high after SPOTY nomination

13 December 2017 0 comments

England Women star to go up against Anthony Joshua, Lewis Hamilton and Mo Farah for the BBC Sport accolade

ASHES IN BRIEF

8 December 2017 0 comments

Gamble over follow-on led Smith to take sleeping pills ENGLAND’S fourth day fightback worried Steve Smith enough for the Australian […]

Cook&Cofind that Australia is still no country for old men …

8 December 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at where England’s issues lie, suggesting their only hope comes from any Australian complacency You hear much […]

THE BLUEPRINT FOR DAY-NIGHT SUCCESS

8 December 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore hails the impact of day-night cricket in Adelaide and asks whether it will be the norm in five […]

PAUL NIXON

8 December 2017 0 comments

SLEDGING IS PART OF THE GAME – IT’S NOT PERSONAL WWW.PAULNIXONCRICKET.COM Sledging has always been a part of cricket, and […]

AS ENGLAND CRUMBLE, IT’S TIME FOR BOYCS’ RHUBARB

1 December 2017 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON You can always tell when an Ashes series is taking place in Australia by the number of cauliflower […]

Houghton sees a bright Zimbabwe future post-Mugabe

24 November 2017 0 comments

By Richard Edwards Record breaker: David Houghton THIS week saw the end of Robert Mugabe’s 37 years as Zimbabwe leader. […]

Pakistan are making progress in all three formats, says Shahid Afridi

21 November 2017 0 comments

Read our Q&A with Pakistan legend Boom Boom

Lamb: Dad Kevin would be so proud of Tom Curran’s rise

17 November 2017 0 comments

Allan Lamb, a close family friend of the Currans, praises the impression the Ashes-bound Surrey seamer has left on him

Turn the mics off! The worst instances of sledging haven’t been picked up, says Graeme Swann

17 November 2017 0 comments

BT Sport pundit Graeme Swann says the worst ‘needle’ he experienced never came against the Australians

Nepalese move mountains but spark an Indian demise

17 November 2017 0 comments

By Richard Edwards History makers: Nepal celebrate their famous win over India IN sporting terms it’s right up there with […]

Rob’s forward-thinking pours water over Adams’ talk

17 November 2017 0 comments

By Paul Eddison Looking forward: Rob Andrew SUSSEX have to stop looking back to their golden era if they are […]

Tag: sport

Under-19 event could be targeted by fixers

Heat is on for ICC to protect players’ safety

MENTALLY SCARRED, IF ONLY MO HAD ILLY’S SELF-BELIEF

Anthology of the ASHES

Steve Smith’s brilliance is matched only by his ability to adapt

Ashes Cricket review: finally a cricket game strikes the right balance

BAIRSTOW MUST TAKE BLAME FOR THISACTOF ‘STUPIDITY’

T20 star Griffiths issues a red alert

Planet Cricket: A one-sided start to new Test format

Olympic Stadium to be tested next year

BOWLERS LOOK LIKE WUSSES IN PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR

England women scoop top BBC prize

THIS T10 FORMAT CAN HELP EXPAND THE GAME

Shrubsole looking to end 2017 on a high after SPOTY nomination

ASHES IN BRIEF

Cook&Cofind that Australia is still no country for old men …

THE BLUEPRINT FOR DAY-NIGHT SUCCESS

PAUL NIXON

AS ENGLAND CRUMBLE, IT’S TIME FOR BOYCS’ RHUBARB

Houghton sees a bright Zimbabwe future post-Mugabe

Pakistan are making progress in all three formats, says Shahid Afridi

Lamb: Dad Kevin would be so proud of Tom Curran’s rise

Turn the mics off! The worst instances of sledging haven’t been picked up, says Graeme Swann

Nepalese move mountains but spark an Indian demise

Rob’s forward-thinking pours water over Adams’ talk

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